An old-fashioned writer?

 

    I’m often called old-fashioned

    By people in the know.

    They tut and frown and shake their heads,

    And say I’m far too slow.

 

    I’ve never liked technology;

    Computers drive me mad.

    I much prefer the quills they used

    When Shakespeare was a lad.

 

    And if ’twere good enough for him

    Then who’s to say I’m wrong?

    (Though when I write my manuscripts

    It takes me twice as long.)

 

    My writing desk is clutter-free:

    No screen (as you might think).

    A sharpened feather’s all I need –

    With parchment and some ink.

 

    I sometimes dream of stationery

    (As writers often do),

    Of vellum and papyrus marked

    With perfect shades of blue.

 

    And when I find my trusty quill

    Is blunt from over-use.

    I walk down to the riverbank

    And grab the nearest goose.

 

    It’s when submission dates loom near

    I have been known to boast,

    For postal strikes don’t bother me:

    I just use pigeon-post!

Fiona Lloyd is Chair of the Association of Christian Writers and writes regularly for Together magazine. Her first novel, The Diary of a (trying to be holy) Mum, was published by Instant Apostle  in January 2018. Fiona also works for Christians Against Poverty.

 

Twitter: @FionaJLloyd & @FionaLloyd16